>> December 28, 2009

Dear GIHTV Fans,

We want to thank all of you for your support and loyalty throughout this incredibly remarkable year. We have made friends from around the world; more proof that golf is a sport of all ages, races, backgrounds and levels of ablility. From golf club owners, to industry folks, to beginning and advanced golfers looking for a bit of help and support, we thank you all. Hopefully we have provided insight to all.

Here are some 2009 highlights from Golf is Hard TV:

Basement golf: putting and fundamentals made easy

Watching golfers: a realistic look at what we are all doing out there

Golf social networks: Marc's opinion of the best

Instruction: All the basics, archived on our site. More to come with real golfers

Tashua Knolls: Our home course, interview with Bobby Brown, club fitting with

Ron Nihoff

Creating Passion: Teaching new golfers (Pauline and Kate), more to follow. If

you want to be featured on this segment, let us know.

Equipment: A look at the new Heavy Putter and interview with the inventor

Gadgets: Our critique on funky golf items

Q & A: Your questions, our answers

Why else do we consider this to be a remarkable year?

Michelle Wie won

Tom Watson didn't, but made us all believe

Tiger lost (dude, why did you get married? see Jeter's website)

The Yankees won (yay!) and the Red Sox lost (ugh!)

Things to look forward to in 2010:

More "watching golfers"

Creating new passioniate golfers (you are invited)

Customized video analysis - send us your video and questions

The "Foursome" - average guys trying to get in a round of golf

Instruction kept simple and achievable

New topics

Beyond golf: max your day, keep your family happy, stay in shape, cook a great meal, get in better shape, lose weight, upgrade your tech life, have a killer lawn, coach kids' sports, home projects, save money and tons more stuff as we think of it...

As we did last year, here are the Golf is Hard TV stats, for you stat hungry monsters:

Almost 12,000 visits

You spent almost 3 minutes per visit with us!

66% of you were new to our site - welcome to Golf is Hard TV

70+ new and unique Golf is Hard TV episodes

More than 2,000 Twitter fans

More than 80,000 total video views - really, wow!

2010 promises to be a big, big year... stay tuned, and keep giving us your feedback!

About Marc and Coach Dave

Marc's a hacker and Dave knows what he's doing after teaching for 7 years. We're both passionate golfers and committed to having fun with Golf is Hard TV.

What is Golf is Hard TV?

"The golf show for the rest of us!"

Golf is Hard TV is the golf show for the rest of us, the most passionate golf show on the internet that was created to take a look at the lighter side of the game. At Golf is Hard TV, golfers of all abilities can improve their games and interact about anything related to golf.

We discuss topics realistically including equipment, etiquette, Jr. golf, attire, rules, etc. This interactive golf show is where golfers can ask questions, send in video and get real answers about their games, always FREE. The founders of Golf is Hard TV know what average golfers like us want.

Partnerships

Golf is Hard is passionate about golf... everything about golf! We are interested in your products, your web site, your business ideas. Please contact us right away to talk about how we can partner together. Heck, we're even interested in non-golf related things that golfers like us love!